The pic is based on the bestselling memoir Against All Enemies: Inside America's War on Terror by former U.S. counter-terrorism czar Richard Clarke, who is now a consultant for ABC News. Gee, I wonder who tipped off ABC?

Penn would portray Clarke in the film, which ABC reminds us "chronicles what happened inside the White House leading up to and through the 9/ll attacks."

Clarke's book illustrates the inner workings of both the Clinton and current Bush administrations in regards to counter-terrorism.